Police in Zambia are keeping in custody a teacher form Chipangali District for raping a grade nine pupil.

Eastern Province deputy acting Police commanding officer Kennedy Chewe has confirmed of the arrested and identified the suspect as Jairos Mtonga.

According to Chewe, Mtonga teaches social science at Eastern Girls’ Boarding Secondary School.

The social science teacher took advantage of one of grade nine pupils that had remained in school for holiday lessons.

Mr. Jairos Mtonga allegedly dragged the minor to his office after she had gone to ask for a mobile for to contact her parents.